INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Gerald Hoye, 43, of Indianapolis was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following his guilty plea to sexual exploitation of a child.
According to court documents, agents with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that sexually explicit images of a child had been sent from a child’s Facebook account to an adult’s Facebook account.
Law enforcement officers determined that Hoye coerced and manipulated the child by offering her money in exchange for sexually explicit photos and videos.
In September of 2019, Hoye traveled to the victim’s home and transported her to another state, where he engaged in illegal sexual conduct with the child.
As part of the sentence, U.S. District Judge James P. Hanlon ordered that the defendant be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for 10 years following his release from prison and ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the victim. Hoye must also register as a sex offender wherever he lives, works, or goes to school, as required by law.
